Brush-holder.



P. MOHR.

BRUSH HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED 11110.17, 191s.

WITNESSES [NVE/V703 AHORA/Ey THE MORRIS PETERS CO1, PHOTOYLITHO. WASHINGION, D. C. f

PAUL MOHR, OF SEATTLE, `WASI-IINGrTON.

` BRUSH-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters 1attent l PfntdDec. 1, 1914.

' Application filed December i7, 1913. serial No. 807,238.

To all whom it may concern Y Be yit'known that I, PAUL Morin, a. subject ofthe Emperor of Germany, residing atv Seattle, in the county ofLKingr and State ofA Vashington, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Brush-Holders,

of vwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in adjustably yielding devices that embody mechanisms which are associated with brushes and flexiblemeans for conducting water to a desired lpoint withprespect to the position of such brushes, which devices `are adapted' to be yemployed in the operation oiil 'i cleaning the inside of fish, and the object of my improvement is to provide a simply constructed holder for brushes that shall be adapted to be. adjusted to hold the brushes with their planesat a desired angle fwith4 respect to a horizontal vline andthatshallbe further adapted to yield from its nornial positionA soA that such brushes may recede `from their normal positions for a distance ,proportional to the pressure imparted to them by the sh that is being cleaned without changing thegangularposition of the brushes with respect to a horizontal line, and a further .ob-

ject is to.providemeans` for`supplying'a stream off-water to such brushes to maintain them clean `irrespective of their varyduring their operation of cleaning fish. I accomplish these obJects by devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- V Figure 1 is a viewin verticalsection of a structure embodying my invention on broken `line Nm, lof Fig. 2,;which Fig. 2, is a view` in cross-section of the same on broken line y, y of Fig.' 1, and Fig. 3 -is a view in end elevation of thesame certain portions being broken away.

Referring tothe accompanying drawings inwhich like reference *numerals indicate like parts, 5 and 6 are two brush-backs that are each provided with short bristles 7v on one portion of their upper sides while another portion thereof is provided with longer bristles' 8, such brush-backs 5 and 6 being secured together at approximately right angles to each other by a metal .plate 9` to form a brush of the shape of an inverted letter V, the longer bristles 8 forming a ridge at the apex-of the brush as illustrated inFigs.2aiid3. p Secured to the back surface of each of the ing movements from their normal positions end portions of the metal plate 9 are oppositely disposed brackets -10which brackets 10 of one of saidk end portions serve as-pivot supports for a T shaped trunnionl 11 while the like brackets of the other of saidend' portions of said plate 9 in a'like manner i serve to support the pivots of a simi lartruny nion 12, the `shank portion 14 of said trunnion 12 being longer than the shank portion 13s-of the trunnion 11, as shown more clearly in Fig. 1. The shank portion 13 is disposed adjustably and slidably to project through a `socket holeu provided Ain oneend of an` arm 15whose other end is pivotally mounted on a stud 17- which is rigidly xed to the side cfa supporting standard 19 while the shank portion v14 `is similarly disposed to adjust.- ably and slidably project through a socket hole in one end of a similar arm 15 whose other end is pivotallyv'mounted to swing on ay stud 18V which isQalso vrigidly fixed in Vthe same side of ,said supporting ,standardy 19; Each of the shankportions 13 and14 indei `pendently may be moved in a lengthwise ydirection within its respective socket holeto setthe brushesat a desired angle whereupon by themeans of a set screw 2O` it may be fastened. securely within such socket hole whereby whatever `be the d'egree'of swinging movement of the two arms 15 and 16 the brushes will be 'always with their planes at the same angle with respect to a horizontal line, as may be seen by the position of ythe dotted lines in Fig. `1, whichshow the arms 1,5and 16 ina different angular position, as

shown in full lines, while the ,angular posi'` tion of the vbrush holder and brushes isthe Silme.

the longer shank portion 14 is disposed an adiustably'slidable connector 21 to which a helical spring 22 is 'connected to extend therefrom to connect with a stud 23 fixed in` the supporting standard 19 which spring 22 servesto act on the shankportion 14 nor-` inally to maintain the arms 15 and "16 in en-` gagement with limit ports 24 that are each fixed in the standard 19 and such spring 22 may have its tension increased or decreased, as desired, by setting the slidable connector,

21 'ati different positions onthe shank portion`14 in anycf which positions it may be securedby the `set-screw 25. Thus, when a" fish, like a fish2 6, shown `in cross-section in Fig. 3, is pressed againstV the brushes,

with varying degrees of force, the spring As shown in 1, upon thelower end of ioo ` 2o opening slot 27v to impinge againstthe sur- 22 yield proportionately to such-l force to permit the arms and 16 to swing on their studs 17 and 18 respectively, t'op'rovide an elastic engagement or contact of the` fish 26 with the brushes and when thefish 26 is'removed, such spring 22 again.. forces,

the arms 15 and lfagainst their respective limit posts2f1.

The metal plate 9, which serves toconnect together and support the brusli`backsf5 and 6i in their relative positions whereby the upper edges of such' brush-backs and'are' 1 spaced `to form a slot 27 between suclr upper edges,` is formed to create`A a chamber 2S imrh vmediatelv adjacent toy and4 communicating l* lwith said slot 27 and connecting withsuch chamber28, in the' center of the lengthwise distance of tlie brush is, a pipe 2:91 through which lwater may be conducted into` said chamber 28 to flow; therefrom through the f face ofsfish 26J andl thence to flow through opposite sides of such fish diiring' the operL ationy of.' cleaning it. or-"bow" of wire 31 being.. adiustablvsecured in sai d `brackets by; set-screws 32,;l 1

" Thile a` structuretembodving mvi inven f tion.' as shown andI describedl maybe oper# at'edbv manually' applving shI tothe brush it is particularly adapted for'emplovment in connection with well known'y automatic ma"- chinery' used ,in fish canneries, which. ma-v chinery serves automaticallv' to dress lishly re'ad'v t`o be cut up intol pieces vreadv for canning andv when my: inventionl is used" inv yconnection' with suchnuach'ineiw` one fish after anotheris' autom'atiicallfv disposed to n engage withfthe brush. as indicated in Fig;

35i and' is automatically drawn lengthwisev thereon to clean and washl the-innerside of the sh, andi if the fishvbe. vervheavv the tension oi. the spring- 22 is overcome t'o' an extent proportional' to the weiglit of such .fish wherebvf the brush-holder' mav recedefrom its normal position to allow thebrush a vieldingengagement withtheA fish while water is forced through the pipe-.29y int'o' the chamber28` and outwardlvf through the slotA 27 to washv the inside ofa l'isli and.2 t'o'.

keep' the bristles of the brush. clean: ndlfor such operation theangular posi-tion of the brushes.. may be `xed.. as. desiredf' by adil is' secured.

justing either or `b'othofithe shank portions 13 and 14C within the socket holes of-the varms 154 and 16 respectively, and when set in such desired angular position the brushes will maintain such angular position with respecttoa horizontal line irrespective of the. v

degree of swinging movement ofv the arms l'and 16 in responseto varying pressure ofthe fish on the brush.-

Obviously minor changes vmay be made with respect t'o the-form and dimensions'of the several parts .ofmy brush-holder and equivalent devices mayl be" substitutedy for such parts without departingfronrthe-spiritg therefrom while g its other yend portion `isiprolvided with a. socket hole', I a lorush-holder,v two4 trunnions,`eachz of which'. ispivotallv' at` tached tofsaid" brush-holder and-" eacl'r of' which is provided with a shanlf that'` is Varl-- justably disposed and*i secured? within the socket `holeof one of. saidiarms. limiting` means v'associated with? saidsupporting st'and ard? for` limi ting' 'the swingingv movement off" each' arm' of said pair'ofiarmstand elastici` means 'fonnormally maintaining said4 pair of arms' in engagement with; said limiting' means.

21. asaucmreo'ffhe glassdescribaill,.com:`

prising' al brush'v provided", vwithy "an opening, through the' centrali .portionI of"k its ,back` and further provided'ion -itsreazr sidewitliv avv chamberAA disposed"l lengthwise; thereof andi communica'tingwith said opening;.conduit' means for conducting 'water' intorsai d charnber, andi. a` brush-holder to" which; said` brush` 3. Thecombination with a brush-holder; and'V itsx supporting standard. of" adiust'able spring tension'. mechanism associated with. saidiholder and standard"v for HexiblvLsup. porting theholder upon the standard and.Z permittingsaid" holder to be adiustedtdand maintained' in aV desired"l angul'ajr" posi"-y tion with. respect to the positionof the standiardg; irrespective ofi'v movementsi that may varvthe'y distance-between' saidy brush holder:` andst'and'ardl y j In witness'v wlherkeofk I'gheijeunto subscribe. mvname. this iirstday offDecem'ber A.

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